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French Ligue 1 club Lille have made a concrete offer for KAA Gent striker Gift Orban, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Orban, 20, whose contract runs until June 30, 2027 has scored 20 goals in 20 appearances for Gent since his arrival in Belgium in January. According to Belgian website, Voetbalkrankt, the French club are keen

Three men have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 12-year-old hawker in Jalam town in the Dambam Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The suspects, Babangida Buba (35), Kamisu Garba (27), and Yahaya Babayo (30), were said to have lured the victim to the outskirts of the market, where they defiled her. The state Police

When Salernitana secured a 2-2 draw and a point away at Roma on Monday, it meant they had secured their place in Serie A for another season – and earned Watford €400,000 in the process. The Hornets had already pocketed a €500,000 loan fee when the Nigerian international defender made the switch to Italy in

Former Wolves and Nigeria goalkeeper Carl Ikeme says moving into mixed martial arts gave him a “purpose” to train again after being forced to retire from football when he was diagnosed with leukaemia in 2017. “A part of my recovery was to get back in the gym,” he told the BBC “I’d lost three stone

The Federal Government on Friday ordered the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company to immediately disconnect all 33kV and 11kV transformers that it installed in 13 locations without complying with stipulated statutory inspections. The order was contained in an enforcement notice issued by the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, which stated that the directive was in accordance

An expert in Insurance Management and Finance, Prof Sunday Nwite, has stressed the need for the Federal Government to encourage property insurance to save lives. The don told our correspondent in an interview on Thursday that as fire outbreaks, building collapses and flooding continue to rise, property owners and individuals should embrace insurance to secure

The Commanding Officer 29 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Lt Col Aliyu Manga, has commended the Niger Delta Development Commission for cooperating with security agencies working in the Niger Delta region to promote peace. Manga spoke during a courtesy visit to the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, at the commission’s headquarters in Port Harcourt.

Roma’s Tammy Abraham has been linked with a host of clubs in receent weeks and the Giallorossi could now be open to letting him leave. Il Messaggero have stated that Abraham’s recent words about his future being in God’s hands suggests that his future at Roma is uncertain. Roma sporting director Tiago Pinto has put

This week, our series on Nigerian stars, who played in their numbers for foreign clubs, continue with a focus on Stoke City.Several Nigerian players have plied their trade with the Potters in the last two decades, ANTHONY NLEBEM highlights Nigerian stars who played at the bet365 Group stadium Mikel Obi Mikel joined Stoke City from

A budding singer, Sugarcane, has said he recently hosted a show tagged, ‘Show-Town Finest Reloaded’, in the Oshodi area of Lagos State, to appreciate people of the community. In a statement sent to Saturday Beats, he said, “There are a lot of reasons I chose to host the event where I did, and one of

Were poetry and wordplay your childhood dream? No, they were not. Ironically, I was a science student who had the dream of becoming a medical doctor because my parents, siblings and relatives wanted me to be that. They felt that I was too ‘exceptionally intelligent academically’ to do anything else, and the ideology then was

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has instituted a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation over what she termed a false and malicious attempt to “paint her as a common criminal”, Saturday PUNCH reports. The matter filed in the Federal

Two days to the end of the eight-year regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and handover of power to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on May 29, the Presidency has said ministers will not be allowed to leave office with their official vehicles. It said they would only get what the Revenue

SAMSON FOLARIN writes on how a man running from his family woes fell into the hands of a sex worker who took advantage of his amorous cravings Tunde was exhausted. He looked pale with his eyeballs bloodshot as he collapsed into a chair in a restaurant, where he agreed to meet this reporter. His threadbare

UK-based Nigerian Afro pop singer Larry Wisdom aka Blaq Valentino opens up on his love for Manchester United and why Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen can help the Red Devils dethrone champions Manchester City next season in this interview with   Johnny Edward Were you involved in sports while growing up? Yes. I played football in Ajegunle, 

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday took his successor and President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on a familiarisation tour of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari and Tinubu arrived at the Press Gallery at around 1:18pm shortly after observing Jummat at the Aso Villa Mosque. “This is the gallery where you will be meeting

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said government only cannot meet the housing needs of Nigerians, hence the need to create an enabling environment for private sector involvement in housing provision. The minister said this during the launch of the National Housing Strategy Blueprint at the ministry headquarters on Friday. The

A budding actor, Michael Uchegbu, has said that the challenges he faced in the early days of his career only made him tougher and smarter. In an interview with Saturday Beats, he said, “Every career path has certain challenges, and acting is not different. However, in the midst of challenges, one has to design a

Gunmen on Friday kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara. The priest was abducted along Ejemekwuru-Ogbaku Road, a highway linking Oguta and Mbaitoli local government areas of Imo State. An eyewitness told our correspondent that the priest was cornered while driving back to Owerri, the state capital, after the burial rites of the father

The Minister for State Finance and Budget Planning, Clem Agba, has revealed that the Federal Government planned to establish a basket fund to collect donations for gender equality and women empowerment initiatives in the country. According to him, the move is aimed at furthering the government’s commitment to promoting gender equality and empowering women. He

A gospel singer, Morenikeji Adeleke, aka Egbin Orun, is in high spirits, as she is set to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her ministry today. In a statement sent to Saturday Beats, she said, “Come, let us celebrate together the fifth year of Egbin Orun Prayer Mountain. God has been faithful and wonderful to us

The Senator representing Kogi West, Smart Adeyemi, has called on the incoming administration to investigate the circumstances that greeted the naira redesign policy. Adeyemi specifically urged the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, to ensure that the CBN governor, Godwin Emiefiele, is invited for questioning to shed light on those who were involved. The lawmaker, who was a

Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of Orsu Obodo community in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Victor Ijioma, and the traditional prime minister of Mgbele community in the same Oguta LGA. Our correspondent gathered that the two traditional rulers were murdered in separate attacks on Thursday by the gunmen. It was

The police in Bayelsa State have arrested 22 suspected robbers and cultists. The new Commissioner of Police, Romokere Ibani, stated this during a press briefing at the command’s headquarters in Yenagoa on Friday. Ibani said the suspects were nabbed by operatives of the SWAT and anti-kidnapping units between January and May 2023 following tip-offs, responses

Sometime ago, veteran singer and activist, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, had told his fans and social media followers about his battle with prostate cancer. In an interview with Saturday Beats, he stated that being open about the issue helped him. He said, “I do not hide myself. If something is bothering me, I will